Power-transmitting device.



`C'. H. WEST. POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE. APPucATloN man APR. 16,191.1.

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POWER-Tnetisr/IITTNG DEVICE..

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Specviicationrof Letters Patent.

Application mea Ala-i116, 1917. seriaino. 162,491.

To aZZ 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES I-I. WEST, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Syracuse, in the 'countyof Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new 'andl useful Improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices, of which the following, taken in connection with the ac companying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description. Y

This invention relates to certain improve-l ments in power-transmitting devices adapted to be suspended from the under side of sewingY machine tables, 'as commonly used in garment factories where the sewing machines are usually drivenby power from a line shaft running lengthwise of the table. l

In factories of this character, itis customaryto provide means' for transmitting poweratvariable speeds from the line shaft to each machine, and it is highly important ithat the power-transmitting pulleys be Vpower-transmitting devicel following description.

properly alined with ,the driving pulley on the line shaft, andl also with the driven lpulley on the head of the sewing'machine in order to obtain the most efficient lresults as to power and economy in the use of belts.

One of the objects, therefore, is to provide simple and efficient means wherebytv the betweenl the driving and driven elements involving the use of coaxial cone pulleys having coperative clutch faces may be easily vand quickly alined with vsaiddri'ving and driven ele? ments, while said elements are 1n operation without danger tothe operator.

In other words, I have sought to support the pulleys upon a suitable hanger and to enable the hanger with the pulleys thereon to be adjusted bodily about a vertical axis, and also lengthwise of the axis of the pulleys to 'produce the desired alinement with f the driving and driven elements.

Other objects and uses relating to specific` parts of the device will be'brought out in the In the drawings- Figure 1 is a longitudinal `vertical sectional view of a power-transmitting device of the lcharacter described, embodying the various features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan of thesame, omitting the top plate which is secured to the under side` of the table, taken on line 2 2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view, partly in section c *ratenteaoca e, i917.-

andpartly broken away, of the same -appa- -l ratus shown in F ig.' l;

As illustrated, this powerftransmitting device comprlsesva top.v plate -1*, a yoke -2- carrying a pair ofv lengthwise guide rods-3; and a hanger -4,' upon which when released by the withdrawal ,of the cone pulley -6- therefrom in a manner hereinafter described. I

The top plate -1- is secured by screws *12- to the under side of the table top,as

-A., of a sewing machine, not shown, and is provided with a central apertured hub in which is seated a pivotal :bolt-Q passing through a central opening in the yoke-2nl the yoke in -operative position lupon the platee-1+. Y' l This top plate -l'- isalso'provided with a pair of pendentV lugs `kl--located atv equal distances from and at opposite sides I and provided with a nut #-14- for holdingv of the `center thereof -A and with threaded apertures for receiving a pair of adjusting screws -16-.`

The yoke -2- is provided with a pair of diametrically opposite radially extending lugs -17- projectingacross the inner ends of the adjusting screws -16-`- and adaptedy to beV engaged/- thereby for 'adjustingsaid Y yoke and parts carried thereby about the axis yof the pivotalv bolt -13-, said ,yoke having its opposite ends provided with separatefpairs of pendent apertured lugs 1S-f for receiving and supporting the guide rods -3*, the lugs -18- at one end being split radially and provided with a clamping screw f-lQ-.for tightening the same upon the adjacent portions of the guide rods.

The pairs of lugs -18- at the end of the yoke are also spaced some distance apart and extend downwardly a sufficient distance I' below 'the lower face of the nut -14 to allow the hanger A-to slide Yfreely lengthwise of and upon the guide rods -'3-, which latter are spaced apart in parallelism lengthwise of the device, and also parallel with the aXis of the shaft 5 rlhe hanger 4 is also provided at each end with a pair of lugs 20 those of one pair being spaoed some distance apai't from those or" the other pair opposite sidesy of one pair of lugs l8 leaving suilicie'iit clearance between the lugs 18 and 20- to allow a limited endwise movement of the hanger relatively to the yoke 2 he lugs 20 at one end of the Ahanger are preferably split through one side and provided with clamping boltsr 21 by which they may be tightened upon the adjacent portions o;t` the guide rods 3e-*to hold the hanger in its adjusted position upon the guide rods, although itis evident that the pair of split lugs l8 may serve a similar purpose of permitting lengthwise adjustment ofy the guide rods and holding the saine with the hanger thereon in their adj-usted position.

lin other. words, the guide rods are adjustable relatively to the yoke and hanger, while the hanger is adj ustable, with or relatively to, the, guide rods.

rlilhe hanger eXtends downwardly some distance below7 the yoke 2 andl isl provided at its lower end w'th a split hub having a clamping bolt 23 for tightening' the saine upon VVthe adjacent portion ot the shaft Q and permitting said shatt to be adjusted endwise relative-ly to the hanger if necessary. j

rThe shaftv extends horizontally a upon the shaft 5- between the collar.

2li-: and adjaoentend of the pulley A6 and is preferably made of wood saturatedwith oil to reduce friction between thosev parts. Y

he outer end of the shaft is proyided with a threaded aperture or socket for receiving a screw 2S upon which is mounted a pair of washers 29 -'"O 7 the 30 being preferably made of metal.l tor engage the head of the screw, while the washer 29 isI made. of wood and saturated with oil tol engage the adjacent end ofthe huh of the pulleyl 7 to hold the latter against endwise displacement trein the shaft, and at the sainey time to. reducev friction between said pulley and instal washer 30e-i Both of the pulleys 6 and 7 and also the Collar 2l are provided with wood bushings 8l saturated with oil for self-lubrication and economy in replacement when worn without destroying or reboring the pulleys and collar.

' The lever Q is ulcrumed intermediate its ends at l0 one arin being provided with a brake-shoe ll having a split hub clamped to said arm, while the other arin is provided with; a rod;` or cable 3B extending t0 a Point within easy reaching clistere@y et theoreraten The Puller-.Shifting ai T1.- -2 extends downwardly from the in lerriediate portion the lever Q Se that when the erm, t0 which the rod orcable 'is attached is drawn dornivalidyi the Clutch. fac@ Of the r11-ller Wll be teresa into. flfictolial engagement with the co'iiipanionI 4oluteh tape Oiltlw. rallier Y Z- te transient. metier t0 the hitter7 during which `nievenient the arm carry-ing Vthe brake-shoe willy bey shoe forcedujnvardly to remove the braketroni engagement with the pulley 7 t, .not

the usual power-dr venY driving sh shown, while either ofthe cones ofthe other- Diilly 47; my be @enacted by@ af belt B- t0 the Shaft Of the Sewing made-ee which is alsooinitted as beingunneoessaijy-v wherein illust te. O1" describe Y @ne Miramas@ Ofths roter-Dreamstime device is that its various parts: may he easily and quickly assembled a unitary ai-title 0f massime-ire and readily placed. in @reietre resti@ wreaths weer ,Sdeof therewes' madres table and adieSdreedr 11S.; Oli theV rames; rafts may 'be assembled in Sequence es follow-S1 rie` base, pla@ 1l-'4i 'wie the neel bai' -flff thereon any be @ist essere@ t0 the` under side, of the table A and the yoke then clamped place 'the nut ll after which the hanger may be placed, with itsybearings 20 in alinenient with the bearings l8 and they rods .3 inserted therethrough and clamped by split hubs l 8 and 20 i A' Y The shaft 5 may then be secured in place` with one eiid in the bearings 22 whereupon the oollarr 24land Pulleys Gf and -7-f werbe placed in sequence upon the shaft and securedk in placey by the washers Q0 and 3Q and.

cap screw 28 The lever Q may then he secu in place. by the clamping screw 10 with the arm f25, A iii operative engagement with the collar 24; and the bra e-shoef 1l in alinemeiit with the periphery oithe pul-y Y' 1f, after the power transmitter has been placed: 11i errrQXmetsly its Proper resi-tin with relation to the driving and driven pulioo leys, not shown, 'and vtheishaft'-Jis found tol be morel or less. out of parallelism. with quickly adjustedA into parallelismby means:

is in operation without in. any-way endan-y gering the-operator. i f Y (DnV the other' hand, ifeit is found that the vpulleys 6"- andi T-f .are-notin proper ahnement withtheir` respectiyerdrimng and:

driven. pulleys', noti shown, they may be shifted endwise or axially by simply loosen ing the clamping hubs 18,- or 20-, or

both, and sliding theihanger carrying c the said pulleys endwise until the pulleysV are-brought into proper afli'nement with said driving and driven members, whereupon the previously loosened clamping hubs 1;8# or -20- may. be-retightened to hold the hanger and pulleys thereon in their adjusted positions.

Any of these adjustments may be made kwith perfect safety while the machine is in operation and when the pulleys are properly adjusted and it is desired to start the machine, all that is necessary to do is to draw down on the rod or cable -33 which will shift the continuously rotating pulley -6- into frictional engagement with the cone pulley 7, thereby transmitting motion to the latter and to the shaft of the machine head to which it is connected.

On the other-hand, when itis desired to stop the sewing machine, the rod orl cable -33- may be released or moved upwardly, thereby withdrawing the collar ff-24# from the adjacent end of the pulley -6--, and at the same time applying the brake -11- to the periphery of the pulley -7- to retard the rotation of the last-named pulley and allow the continuously rotating pulley -6- to free itself from such frictional en-vv gagement with the pulley -7-, the crowning belt surfaces of the pulley-G engaged by the belt -B- serving to facilitate the withdrawal of the pulley +6- from the pulley --,-7- when released by the with# drawal of the collar 9A- by reason of the fact that the driving beltl -B- tends' to center itself upon the crowning face of the pulley.

That I claim is:

l. In a power-transmitting device of the character described,"the combination with a supporting table, a plate securedk to the under side of said table, a pivotal bolt on said plate, a yoke pivotally mounted on the under side of the plate to swing horizontally about the axis of the bolt, a nut on the bolt for holding the yoke in operative position, adjusting` screws on the plate engaging portions of the yoke for adjusting the same about its axis, guide rods mounted on the yoke, a hanger supported on the guide rods and adjusted in the direction of length of the guide .i:ods,=' shaft "securedi at@ one end to the) hanger, coaxial: pulleys.; mounted. end i toi end uponL the shaft and' providedk with-co1l operative clutch. faces, collar movable lengthwiser of anch upon .theV shaft for" shift@ ingy one offthep'ulleysxinto engagement with. the @then-pulley, alleverpivotally mounted: on 'the vhanger and;y provided. with a-:pendent arm engaging saidf` collarrforshifiting the sainevendavise, and'abrake-shoemounted!on theileyerl andfmovable into andi out 'off en gagementwithf the periphery of; one ofV said. pulleys als thefleyer i`s1rocked lin reverse di recti'onsz 1A if. j

2. In a power-transmitting device of the "characterfdescribed; the. combination ofa main'supporting plate and a yoke pivotally mounted thereon, means for adjusting the yoke about the axis of said pivot, a hanger mounted upon the yoke and adjustable end- `wise at right angles to said axis, a shaft secured at one end to the hanger, a pair of cone Vpulleys mounted on the shaft, one of which is movable axially into and out of frictional engagement with the other pulley, and means on the hanger for shifting the axially movable pulley endwise.

8. Ina power-transmitting device of thel character described, the combination of a main supporting plate and a yoke pivotally mounted thereon, means for adjusting the yoke about the axis of said pivot, a hanger mounted upon the yoke and adjustable endwise at right angles to said axis, ashaft secured at one end to the hanger, coaxial pulleys mounted end toend upon the'shaft,

movable means at the opposite end of the .i

shaft for holding the pulleys against end'- wise displacement therefrom, and means on character described, the combination of a hanger, means for 'adjusting the hanger about a vertical axis, additional means for adjusting the hanger'at right angles to said axis, a shaft secured at onevend to the hanger, a pair of coaxial pulleys having wood bushings j ournaled on the shaft and saturated with a lubricant, means for moving one of said pulleys into and out of frictional engagement with the other pulley,

and movable means on the opposite end of l 130 the shaft for holding the pulleys against endwise displacement therefrom and for permit-ting both pulleys to be removed and replaced from and upon said end of the shaft.

6. ln a power-transmitting device of the character. described, the combination of a hanger, means for adjusting the hanger about a vertical axis, additional means for adjusting the hanger at right angles to said axis, a shaft secured at one end to the hanger, a, collar having an oil-saturated wood bushing journaled on the shaft, a pair of coaxial pulleys having oil-saturated wood bushings also ournaled on the shaft, an oilsaturated wood washer between the collar and adjacent end of one of the pulleys, a cap screw tapped into the opposite end of the shaft and provided with a metal washer, an oil-saturated wood washer between the metal washer and end of the adjacent pulley, and means for moving the collar axially on the shaft to force one of the pulleys into frictional engagement with the other pulley. In witness whereof I'liave hereunto. set my hand this 11th day of April, 1917.

CHARLES H. VEST. Witnesses:

H.l E. CHASE, ALICE M. CANNON.

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